PATRICK COWLEY AND WONG WING SZE TIFFANY (JOINT AND SEVERAL TRUSTEES IN BANKRUPTCY OF THE PROPERTY OF LAU YU ALSO KNOWN AS JAFFE LAU) V. LAU SZE AND ANOTHER

[2024] HKCFI 1662 Court of First Instance 21 June 2024 • HCMP363/2021 • 55 min read

5 cases cited (0 HK, 5 foreign) Cited by 5 cases

Outcome

Judgment for the plaintiff

judgment is entered in favour of the Plaintiff for the following:

Source: [2024] HKCFI 1662, Court of First Instance, decided 21 June 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Judges (1)

Sara Tong Coram

Counsel (4)

Deannie Yew & Associates Firm ONC Lawyers Firm Prisca Cheung Counsel Plaintiff Scottie A. Yan Counsel Defendant

Case Significance

Patrick Cowley and Wong Wing Sze Tiffany (Joint and Several Trustees in Bankruptcy of the Property of Lau Yu also known as Jaffe Lau) v. Lau Sze and Another [2024] HKCFI 1662 is a Court of First Instance decision dated 2024-06-21. The court held that "judgment is entered in favour of the Plaintiff for the following:", in a claim brought by the trustees in bankruptcy. The decision drew on Ng Sew Hoi and Another v. Chong Yin Sing and Another [2024] HKCFI 414 among the authorities considered.

The judgment was carried to the Court of Appeal in Patrick Cowley and Wong Wing Sze Tiffany (Joint and Several Trustees in Bankruptcy of the Property of Lau Yu also known as Jaffe Lau v. Lau Sze and Another [2025] HKCA 338, and has since been cited in estate and administration matters such as Lam Kwok Hing (as Administrator of the Estate of Lam Ping Sang, Deceased) v. Lau Ha also known as Lau Ha Lily and Others [2025] HKCFI 1354 and Wong Man Ching, Christine, as Executrix of the Estate of Wong Tai Kin, Deceased v. Wong Yung Mo and Another [2025] HKCFI 6443.

What was the outcome in Patrick Cowley and Wong Wing Sze Tiffany v. Lau Sze and Another [2024] HKCFI 1662?

The Court of First Instance entered judgment in favour of the plaintiff, holding that "judgment is entered in favour of the Plaintiff for the following", in a claim brought by trustees in bankruptcy of the estate of Lau Yu, decided on 21 June 2024.

Was the Lau Sze bankruptcy trustees judgment appealed ([2024] HKCFI 1662)?

Yes. The Court of First Instance ruling in Patrick Cowley and Wong Wing Sze Tiffany v. Lau Sze and Another [2024] HKCFI 1662 proceeded to the Court of Appeal in the related case reported at [2025] HKCA 338.

Statutes Cited

Rules of the High Court (Cap 4A)

Cases Cited (5)

HK (5)

(2021) 24 HKCFAR 116 [2019] HKCFI 2819 [2021] 3 HKC 69 [2023] HKCFI 873 [2024] HKCFI 414

Cited By (5)

[2026] HKDC 126

TSANG KAM CHUEN (曾金泉), THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LEUNG KIN (梁堅), DECEASED V. KWOK KA PING AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 6443

WONG MAN CHING, CHRISTINE, AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF WONG TAI KIN, DECEASED V. WONG YUNG MO AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCA 338

PATRICK COWLEY AND WONG WING SZE TIFFANY (JOINT AND SEVERAL TRUSTEES IN BANKRUPTCY OF THE PROPERTY OF LAU YU ALSO KNOWN AS JAFFE LAU V. LAU SZE AND ANOTHER

[2025] HKCFI 1354

LAM KWOK HING (AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF LAM PING SANG, DECEASED) V. LAU HA ALSO KNOWN AS LAU HA LILY AND OTHERS

[2024] HKDC 1032

CHOI YAT FAN YILDIZ, ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF NG KET CHIEW, DECEASED V. THE OCCUPIER(S) AND ANOTHER

Citation influence

HKLII records this judgment as cited by 7 later judgments. This counts every later Hong Kong judgment that references this case, which is broader than the resolved citations listed above.

[2025] HKCFI 1354 Court of First Instance

11 April 2025

[2024] HKDC 1032 District Court

5 July 2024

[2026] HKDC 126 District Court

30 January 2026

[2026] HKDC 195 區域法院

30 January 2026

[2025] HKCFI 6443 Court of First Instance

29 December 2025

[2025] HKCA 338 Court of Appeal

11 April 2025